Rabbit Hole Recap

ODELL and Marty Bent

Join ODELL and Marty as they sit down to discuss the latest news in Bitcoin every week.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    RABBIT HOLE RECAP #404: THE RISE OF THE PETROSAT

    https://rhr.tv/stream Iran Proposes Bitcoin Oil Toll https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-wants-bitcoin-payments-oil-142809623.html + https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs2k4fh032uxuhnmh5r7s6ra3cx4tczkhhc9tt4yuqu3xfl2juxx7skudrk5 France Repatriates Gold Reserves https://x.com/clashreport/status/2041076906280309046 Bitcoin ETF Fastest to $100B https://x.com/mtanguma/status/2041865673110962555 Square Phases Bitcoin Payments https://x.com/milessuter/status/2040154587232182565 Salvadoran Bitcoin Students Join Mempool https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsqcfhdguz5x4hy6zhhur3f72nvjypw4an9ln7lcs0rek6cl5arxgc4rdqj5 Strike updates https://x.com/Strike/status/2041273272587686035 OpenSats 16th Nostr Grants https://opensats.org/blog/sixteenth-wave-of-nostr-grants Russia | Banks to Use State Messenger for Transaction Verification Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development is drafting legislation that would require banks to confirm customer financial operations through Max, a Kremlin-controlled messaging app. In practice, instead of confirming transactions within their banking app (or via SMS), users would receive a message in the Max app and must approve the action there to complete it. The proposal applies to undefined “significant” actions, granting officials broad discretion over which financial activities require approval. This would insert state-run app verification into everyday banking. And if Max goes down, significant financial activity may stop entirely. FinancialFreedomReport.org Sprout Nostr AI Relay https://github.com/block/sprout Mesh LLM Distributed Inference https://github.com/michaelneale/mesh-llm Nunchuk CLI for AI Agents https://x.com/nunchuk_io/status/2041878908547821872 Iran Blackout Day 41 https://x.com/netblocks/status/2042140068509290961 Bitchat iOS banned in China, Bitchat android hits 3.2M installs https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs8k3n72knrtm3nvz5vqp4cm9dctxtuc627zz8kttxvqssnl7z60mqfj4rr7 + https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqspne9a0e40ulra9uhvht6mdgad40m63w3xr6h6tuh77rsthue0nlgg66x3y Google AI Finance Global Launch https://x.com/thefox/status/2041910855479259400 03:33 - Big week 06:13 - Dashboard 08:43 - Hormuz 28:53 - France wants their gold 33:33 - BTC ETF growth 36:18 - Square update 39:23 - Hot Style Takeover 40:43 - Salvadorans join Mempool 43:48 - Strike loan update 45:28 - OpenSats 50:48 - HRF Story of the Week 53:33 - Boosts 57:28 - Software updates 1:26:23 - Carlyle redemptions 1:32:33 - S&P Shoutout to our sponsors: Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Strike https://strike.me/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/rhr Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/marty Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/

    1hr 44min

  2. 23/08/2025

    RABBIT HOLE RECAP #371: MONEY PRINTER GOES BRRRR

    Shoutout to our sponsors: Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/marty Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/

    51 min

  3. 16/05/2025

    BITCOIN IS THE BEST MONEY | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #357

    - btcpay servers get stuck on block 896727 and need to be updated https://github.com/dgarage/NBXplorer/issues/518 and https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs2l8hewqnz7y7jgqhe8pfzkqustl7aqftd9nwer8xxz28yalrqx0qycz0zh - bitcoin payments at bitcoin 2025 conference - Hot Style Takeover 2: https://lu.ma/gn9uoj6b - coinbase kyc leak https://www.coinbase.com/blog/protecting-our-customers-standing-up-to-extortionists - opensats 11th wave of bitcoin grants https://opensats.org/blog/elevent-wave-of-bitcoin-grants - China | Law Enforcement Freezes Bank Accounts of Independent Media Outlet Channel C Hong Kong-based Channel C, an independent media outlet founded by former Apple Daily employees, reports that its bank accounts are frozen, forcing the news outlet to halt operations. Local law enforcement claim the outlet abused a COVID-era loan scheme and arrested one of its directors for alleged fraud. Still, the closure fits a well-worn pattern: using financial and legal repression to silence independent media in Hong Kong. Pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily faced a nearly identical fate in 2021 when its assets were seized and its founder, Jimmy Lai, was imprisoned under Hong Kong’s new national security law. Lai now faces up to life in prison. When access to money becomes contingent on political obedience, press freedom can’t survive. FinancialFreedomReport.org - dorsey vibe codes https://nostream.pub - primal article editor launched https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsdxku9htc2pwfdcdqw9vqt7k2ukqvr9g852y6qlsgccntw6eldwpsmmx0f8 - maple ai releases ios apps https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqszxzehvlglrnlmn5xzfqdt4fyspwkvl4ud7yc6mfthquhhcthxw2g70vdkd - damus notedeck beta released for supporters https://damus.io/notedeck/install/ - zap stream launches ios testflight https://testflight.apple.com/join/5Qh7mfvU 0:00 - TWO guests? 3:05 - BTCPayServer issue 12:05 - Bitcoin Conf 59:00 - Dashboard 1:00:05 - Coinbase breach 1:12:20 OpenSats 1:19:25 - HRF Story of the Week 1:28:00 - Shoutouts 1:33:20 - Jack Dorsey's vibe code 1:35:45 - Primal Article Editor 1:42:18 - Maple AI on App Store 1:51:20 - Damus Notedeck 1:55:10 - ZapStream TestFlight Shoutout to our sponsors: Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/marty Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/

    2h 6m

  4. 07/03/2025

    STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #347

    More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv Rob's links: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsp7drtke4gk6mz7pq6234q4ywqgunm93u88zpv85mcdx8tn92q0zs94ctmj https://mempool.space/tx/ec2767939a0821509db990e57c90e7334985293ebe6b1a312a57427059c85750 https://x.com/TalBeerySec/status/1893967728861458682 https://github.com/Blockstream/miniscript-templates/blob/main/mint-005.md https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsr0y6d5mezj67zu9e7fpn60hsfr7r43v8kzku92s3t2p2dhlkh6wqu249rm 0:00 - Intro 3:08 - SBR confirmed 21:45 - Tether 26:25 - Sacks and Saif 29:05 - El Salvador IMF 32:24 - Texas SBR 36:28 - Rob talks miniscript 56:04 - OP_CTV 1:15:06 - Tight Hour™ 1:19:37 - Boost 1:21:51 - Presidio Bitcoin Shoutout to our sponsors: Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Unchained https://unchained.com/rhr/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now https://merch.tftc.io/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/

    1hr 25min

  5. 21/02/2025

    FIVE MILLION SATS FOR EVERY AMERICAN | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #345

    More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv - Fold goes public on NASDAQ - FLD https://x.com/SchwabNetwork/status/1892319634185212341 - VanEck Employee Claims Jack Dorsey is Satoshi https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/1891852538376487327 - Brink renews grants for the 8 bitcoin core engineers they support https://x.com/bitschmidty/status/1887559865050018285 - Bitwise Donates $150k of ETF Profit to OpenSats, HRF, and Brink https://x.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1891865302729883754 - Argentina's Milei Faces Fraud Charges, Impeachment Calls After Failed Memecoin Launch https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/argentinas-milei-faces-fraud-charges-impeachment-calls-after-failed-memecoin-launch/ - Unbank partners with Voltage to bring Lightning payments to 40,000 locations https://www.voltage.cloud/blog/unbank-teams-up-with-voltage-to-bring-lightning-fast-bitcoin-transactions-to-40-000-locations-including-walgreens-and-cvs - Nigeria appears to have swapped Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan for US "resources and expertise" to fight illicit finance in a secret deal with the State Department https://www.therage.co/the-cost-of-gambaryan/ - iOS v18.3.1 update fixes security flaw used in sophisticated attacks https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/ios-18-3-1-update-fixes-security-flaw-used-in-extremely-sophisticated-attack/ Zimbabwe | Ordinary Citizens Pay Price of Deeply Indebted Regime Zimbabwe’s debt crisis has pushed 7.6 million people into food insecurity as an El niño-driven drought worsens an economy already horribly mismanaged and exploited by a military dictatorship. The roots of this crisis run deep. Former tyrant Robert Mugabe’s land seizures in the early 2000s shattered agricultural output, wiped out foreign investment, and unleashed hyperinflation that erased Zimbabweans’ savings and wages. Decades of economic mismanagement drained the national resources and exacerbated food insecurity. Now, ordinary citizens shoulder the cost of regime failures. Families who once farmed their own land depend on expensive food imports they can’t afford, while the bankrupt regime pleads for more dollar-based loans — only to weaken the local currency and sink the country further into debt. - Fountain App v1.1.16: Nostr Live Streams & Storage Manager https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fountain-v1-1-16/ - COLDCARD EDGE Release: Versions 6.3.5X (Mk4) and 6.3.5QX (Q) https://blog.coinkite.com/edge-635/ - Bisq v1.9.19 & Bisq2 v2.1.6: Updates and Security Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bisq-v1-9-19-bisq2-v2-1-6/ - Alby Hub v1.14.2: Basic Swap Functionality, Home Widgets & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-hub-v1-14-2/ 0:00 - Intro 3:05 - Opening riff 6:50 - Trump & New Tech cabal 20:45 - Dashboard 22:18 - FLD on NASDAQ 25:45 - Is Jack Satoshi? 32:59 - Grants 37:53 - Milei’s scam 46:21 - Unbank Voltage 52:09 - Trump banning congestion pricing 56:47 - Nigeria Gambaryan deal 1:00:16 - Fort Knox 1:06:26 - iOS security patch 1:06:58 - HRF Story of the Week 1:12:58 - Boost 1:13:09 - Software updates 1:18:32 - AI is ruining RHR 1:22:26 - Reorg shill Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/rhr/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now https://merch.tftc.io/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel

    1hr 26min

  6. 13/02/2025

    BITCOIN DREAMS | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #344

    More Info on the Show: https://rhr.tv - Proton Wallet Is Now Available to All Users on Android, iOS, and Web https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/proton-wallet-v0-0-57-0/ - Primal v2.1: NWC Support for Primal Wallet and Web App https://primal.net/miljan/Every-App-Needs-Bitcoin-cy3uvd - UK Government Orders Apple to Create Backdoor for Encrypted iCloud Accounts Worldwide https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/uk-government-demands-apple-to-create-backdoor-for-encrypted-icloud-accounts-worldwide/ - Alexey Pertsev was released from pretrial detention on Friday in the Netherlands under the condition of electronic monitoring. Pertsev was sentenced to 64 months in the Netherlands for writing open-source privacy code on Ethereum last year. His defense has filed an appeal. https://www.theblock.co/post/339401/tornado-cash-developer-alexey-pertsev-gets-nod-for-conditional-release-from-prison-to-work-on-appeal - Trump Media to launch Bitcoin ETF this year https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/02/06/3022027/0/en/Trump-Media-Registers-Trademarks-for-Truth-Fi-Investment-Vehicles.html - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Broadens Crackdown on Asian ASICs - Report https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cbp-broadens-crackdown-on-asian-asics/ - Obscura VPN Is Now Available on macOS https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/obscura-vpn-is-now-available-on-macos/ Central African Republic | Launches Meme Coin Experiment FinancialFreedomReport.org - Coldcard MK4 5.4.1 and Q 1.31 https://blog.coinkite.com/signing-update/ - Sparrow Wallet v2.1.2 https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases - ZEUS v0.10.0-alpha1: Channel Renewals, Nostr Wallet Connect & Developer Tools https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-10-0-alpha1/ - Alby Go v1.9.0: Push Notifications, Pay 0-amount Invoices & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-go-v1-9-0/ - Bitcoin Keeper v2.0.1: New Design, Miniscript Integration with BitBox02, COLDCARD, Jade, Ledger & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v2-0-1-keeper-desktop-v0-2-0/ - Aqua Wallet v0.2.7: Swap and Customization Options, Passcode & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/aqua-wallet-v0-2-7/ - Wasabi Wallet v2.5.1: Configurable Fee & Exchange Rate Providers, Quality of Life Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-5-1/ - LND v0.18.5-beta: Bug Fixes & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lnd-v0-18-5-beta/ - Vertex: Web of Trust as a Service https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/vertex-web-of-trust-as-a-service/ - Coracle v0.6.0: Nstart Onboarding, Note Scheduling, Olas Media Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coracle-v0-6-0/ - Tails v6.12: Important Security Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tails-v6-12/ - Bitcoin Policy Summit 2025 is set to take place on June 25th, 2025 https://btcpolicyorg.typeform.com/policysummit 0:00 - Intro 2:59 - Dirty hands, clean money 6:58 - Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette 13:19 - Dashboard 16:01 - Proton wallet 21:21 - Primal 2.1 25:56- Fountain livestreaming 31:01 - UK gov Apple backdoor 34:22 - Obscura VPN 38:50 - HRF Story of the Week 43:18 - Alexey Pertsev gets bail 44:26 - Trump ETF 45:06 - ASIC import crackdown 48:11 - RFK confirmation 49:44 - Boosts 51:53 - Software updates 1:10:02 - Upcoming events Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Bitkey https://bitkey.world/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ TFTC Merch is Available: Sho…

    1hr 13min

  7. 29/11/2024

    THE $100K BITCOIN JINX | RABBIT HOLE RECAP #333

    - AnchorWatch Becomes Lloyd's of London Coverholder https://finance.yahoo.com/news/anchorwatch-becomes-lloyds-london-coverholder-202100569.html - U.S. Appeals Court Overturns Sanctions Against Tornado Cash https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/u-s-appeals-court-overturns-sanctions-against-tornado-cash/ - Samourai Wallet & Tornado Cash Prosecutor Damian Williams to Step Down in December https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/samourai-wallet-tornado-cash-prosecutor-damian-williams-to-step-down-in-december/ - Donate: https://p2prights.org or https://primal.net/e/note1a2z4xhmyfkvtusdcswgck64lqew6puld77lwdnrumpgyvxh2srns7h2fmn - Bitmain Antminer Units Halted at U.S. Customs for Months https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitmain-antminer-units-halted-at-u-s-customs-for-months-report/ - Swan customers charged up to $125 Fortress 'Admin Fee' https://x.com/SwanBitcoin/status/1861566511011221754 https://x.com/Pledditor/status/1862318521239445779 - Ecash mints funded with Spillman channels: The ultimate nodeless Lightning wallet https://gist.github.com/lukechilds/307341239beac72c9d8cfe3198f9bfff https://arkdev.info/blog/bitcoin-virtual-channels/ https://dcgco.medium.com/bitcoin-scaling-agreement-at-consensus-2017-133521fe9a77 - Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week Nicaragua | Journalist Arrested for Criticizing Rising Cost of Living The National Police arrested Nicaraguan journalist Elsbeth D’Anda last month for criticizing the rising cost of living on his television program La Cobertura. The regime loyalists deployed 20 officers and detained D’Anda at his home, confiscating his equipment before taking him to the notorious El Chipote prison. Several press freedom organizations have condemned the arbitrary detention as an attack on free expression. This arrest is the latest addition to a series of repressive measures by the Sandinista regime, which has crushed independent media through shutdowns, exiles, intimidations, and persecutions. FinancialFreedomReport.org - BlueWallet v7.0.5 is out. It comes with a variety of new goodies, including offline import support, CoinControl sorting, notification shortcuts, and more https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v7.0.5 - Olas v0.1.4: Instagram-like Nostr Client https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/olas-v0-1-4/ - Flotilla: Discord-like Nostr Client for Relay-based Communities https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/flotilla-v0-1/ - zapstore v0.1.6 improves background loading, fixes themed icons, allows sending error reports, and more. https://github.com/zapstore/zapstore/releases/tag/0.1.6 - Tor Browser v14.0.3 includes important security updates from Firefox https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1403/ 0:00 - Intro 3:52 - Thanksgiving & message from Sahil 9:18 - Dashboard 10:34 - AnchorWatch Lloyd’s Coverholder 15:48 - Tornado Cash sanctions overturned 19:03 - Tornado Cash/Samurai prosecutor stepping down 23:57 - Antminers halted at customs 27:48 - Swan customers charged $125 Fortress fee 31:27 - Ecash Spillman channels and scaling discussion 50:02 - HRF Story of the Week 52:31 - Boosts 57:22 - Software updates Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now https://merch.tftc.io/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube….

    1hr 8min

  8. 29/08/2024

    RABBIT HOLE RIGA | Rabbit Hole Recap #319

    Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now https://merch.tftc.io/ Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos Clips YT Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ Website https://tftc.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/tftc21 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/ Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Twitter https://twitter.com/ODELL Newsletter https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/

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Join ODELL and Marty as they sit down to discuss the latest news in Bitcoin every week.

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  • Creator
    ODELL and Marty Bent
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    400
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Rabbit Hole Recap

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